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    NASA’s SpaceX CRS-31: Launch Coverage Underway

    NASA’s coverage is underway on NASA+ and the agency’s website for the launch of SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.  The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff at 9:29 p.m. EST on the company’s Falcon …

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    Astronauts Relax with Light Science Before Dragon Cargo Mission Arrives

    Four of the seven Expedition 72 crew members aboard the International Space Station had a light duty day on Monday awaiting a space delivery due to arrive Tuesday morning. However, there was still time aboard the orbital outpost for a heart health study, DNA research, spacesuit work, and more. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Spacecraft Relocates to New Port

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 crew members freed up space for an upcoming arrival to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, pilot, transferred their Dragon spacecraft from the forward-facing port of the Harmony module to the Zenith port at the orbiting laboratory on Nov. 3. The …

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    SpaceX Dragon Redocks to Station Before Next Cargo Mission

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, with Expedition 72 crew members NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, autonomously redocked with the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 7:25 a.m. EST. The port relocation frees up Harmony’s forward-facing port for the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services …

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    SpaceX Dragon Undocks for Short Ride to New Port

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, with Expedition 72 crew members NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, undocked from the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:35 a.m. EST, to autonomously redock with the module’s space-facing port. Redocking is planned at 7:18 a.m. NASA coverage …

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    Week Wraps with Dragon Preps and Life Science

    Four Expedition 72 crew members are preparing take a short ride to a different International Space Station port this weekend to make way for an upcoming cargo mission. In the meantime, the orbital residents wrapped up the workweek with life science experiments and lab maintenance. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov reviewed …

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    Sun Releases Strong Solar Flare

    The Sun appears in shades of red with some brighter and darker regions, set against a black background. In the upper left part of the Sun is a bright flash of white, a solar flare.

    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 5:20 p.m. ET on Oct. 31, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to …

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    Crew Preps for Dragon Missions While Staying Busy with Space Research

    The Expedition 72 crew is getting ready for a pair of missions next week to relocate a Dragon spacecraft to a new port then receive a new Dragon cargo delivery. The seven International Space Station residents also continued a host of space biology studies while maintaining the upkeep of the orbital lab on Thursday. NASA …

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    NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 31st Station Resupply Launch, Arrival

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting 9:29 p.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 4, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency. Filled with nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on …

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